Prunus spinosa L. leaf extracts: polyphenol profile and bioactivities

Autor: Željko Žižak, Ivona Veličković, Slavica Grujic, Marija Ivanov, Nemanja Rajčević, Marina Soković, Petar D. Marin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Vol 49, Iss 1 (2021)
ISSN: 1842-4309
Popis: Prunus spinosaleaf extracts in solvents of different polarity (water, ethanol and acetone), their phenol,flavonoid and anthocyanin contents and biological properties were the object of this study. The richest in phenols as well as in flavonoids was acetone extract with 181.19 mg GAE and 80.10 mg QE per gram of dry extract, respectively. Moreover, the quantity of anthocyanins obtained byHPLC analysis was also the highestin acetone sample. Examined samples possessed antioxidant properties evaluated through fourin vitroassays(DPPH, ABTS, FRAP and TRC). The acetone extract wasproved to be the best antioxidant among testedsamples, which could be ascribed to polyphenols, especially anthocyanins. The aqueous and the ethanolextractexhibited antibacterial effects, being particularlyactive againstB. cereusandE. cloacaeT. viride P.funiculosum,P. ochrochloronP. verrucosumvar.cyclopiumwere the most susceptible among fungalmicroorganisms examined. Both, the aqueous and theethanol extract expressed inhibitory activity towardsenzymes linked to diabetes mellitus type II. Additionally, the ethanol extract showedsignificantly higherpotential in inhibitingα-glucosidase than the drug used as the positive control. Furthermore, the aqueoussample revealed antitumor effects on following malignant cell lines: HeLa, K562 and MDA-MB-453. Theresults presented herein suggest thatP. spinosaleaves should be considered as a natural source ofbioactivecompounds with potential application in phytopharmacy and food industry.
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